Yahoo! News - Canada: Third province OKs gay marriage
Quebec's top court ruled on Friday that same-sex couples have the right to marry, making Quebec the third Canadian province to legalize such marriages. The Quebec Court of Appeal upheld a lower court ruling that declared it unconstitutional to discriminate against same-sex couples when it comes to marriage rights.

Egale Canada, the country's largest GLBT rights group, noted on Friday that same-sex couples now can marry in 70 percent of the country.

"Thousands of gay and lesbian couples have already been married in B.C. and Ontario," said Gilles Marchildon, executive director of Egale. "As far as I'm aware, not one single heterosexual couple has called off their wedding as a result. Instead, Canada has earned a reputation as one of the most progressive countries in the world. Studies show this will attract top knowledge workers as well as a flood of tourists. Now Quebec too can benefit."

The rest of the world moves on...the United States, the "land of the free", lags behind...